PN Comprehensive
Online Practice 2020 B
Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for famotidine 160 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is
famotidine oral suspenision 40 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? - Answer:
20 mL
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has an iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer: Difficulty concentrating
*In clients who have iron deficiency anemia, body cells do not receive the required oxygen because
there is less hemoglobin for binding. The nurse should recognize that impaired oxygenation of brain
tissue can lead to dizziness and difficulty concentrating.
A nurse manager is preparing to complete a performance analysis for a group of assistive personnel
(AP). The manager asks a staff nurse for feedback on each AP's abilities. Which of the following actions
should the staff nurse take? - Answer: Discuss how each AP's actions measure against the job
description.
*To provide objective information, the staff nurse should compare the behavior of each AP to the facility
job description. The nurse can provide specific information about how each AP either meets the
standard or demonstrates a need for improvement.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and kids that an assistive personnel (AP)
recorded the client's temperature as 35.5°C (95.5°F) 2 hr earlier. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - Answer: Check the client's temperature
*According to the nursing process, the first action the nurse should take is to collect data from the
client. Therefore, the nurse should retake the client's temperature.
A nurse on an acute care unit is collecting data from a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis (CF).
Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Answer: Reports
lack of appetite
*The nurse should identify that the greatest risk to a child who has a decreased appetite is pulmonary
infection. Anorexia, along with other manifestations, such as loss of weight and lethargy, are commonly
seen in children who have CF which an infection exacerbation. Typical manifestations of pulmonary
Online Practice 2020 B
Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for famotidine 160 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is
famotidine oral suspenision 40 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? - Answer:
20 mL
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has an iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer: Difficulty concentrating
*In clients who have iron deficiency anemia, body cells do not receive the required oxygen because
there is less hemoglobin for binding. The nurse should recognize that impaired oxygenation of brain
tissue can lead to dizziness and difficulty concentrating.
A nurse manager is preparing to complete a performance analysis for a group of assistive personnel
(AP). The manager asks a staff nurse for feedback on each AP's abilities. Which of the following actions
should the staff nurse take? - Answer: Discuss how each AP's actions measure against the job
description.
*To provide objective information, the staff nurse should compare the behavior of each AP to the facility
job description. The nurse can provide specific information about how each AP either meets the
standard or demonstrates a need for improvement.
A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and kids that an assistive personnel (AP)
recorded the client's temperature as 35.5°C (95.5°F) 2 hr earlier. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - Answer: Check the client's temperature
*According to the nursing process, the first action the nurse should take is to collect data from the
client. Therefore, the nurse should retake the client's temperature.
A nurse on an acute care unit is collecting data from a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis (CF).
Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Answer: Reports
lack of appetite
*The nurse should identify that the greatest risk to a child who has a decreased appetite is pulmonary
infection. Anorexia, along with other manifestations, such as loss of weight and lethargy, are commonly
seen in children who have CF which an infection exacerbation. Typical manifestations of pulmonary
